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1/2 CENT  (KM# 314.2)

Weight: 2.3000 g.
Alloy: Bronze
Diameter: 17 mm
Ruler: Wilhelmina I
Obv: Crowned arms divide date within circle
Obv. Leg.: NEDERLANDSCH INDIE
Rev: Inscription and value within circle
Edge: Plain
Note: Mintmaster's mark: Grapes

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1945P 400,000,000 0.15 0.25 0.50 1.00 1.25

   Netherlands East Indies, (Kingdom of the Netherlands) is the world’s largest archipelago extending for more than 3,000 mi. along the equator from the mainland of southeast Asia to Australia. At present time, since the late 1940’s, it is known as Indonesia. The Dutch were in control until 1942 when the Japanese invaded. At the end of World War II Read the rest of this entry »